Grizzlies swingman Justise Winslow, in a conversation with former NBA forward Caron Butler on the league's Twitter feed on Friday, said playing out the rest of the season in Orlando is "tricky," adding "it's almost the opposite of social distancing."

"From the COVID standpoint, I don't think it's a great idea just to have all these people in a bubble and tight spaces."

Dwight Howard said his coalition – which also includes Kyrie Irving and Avery Bradley – wasn't trying to halt the NBA's resumption.

In a post to his Instagram story on Friday, Memphis Grizzlies forward Justise Winslow expressed some of the harshest criticism by an NBA player to date, suggesting the league is prioritizing revenue over safety.